The Peaceful Founding Army led by Wang Maocai mobilized from all over the country and began to gather on the front line of Suzhou. While in Kunshan, they fought an encounter with Ji Xingwen's paratrooper troops.

A division of the puppet army attacked Kunshan with the cooperation of a large group of Japanese troops. Ji Xingwen, who was in charge of Kunshan's defense, led his troops to carry out the defense. After a day of fierce fighting between the two sides, the puppet army failed to advance half a step, but after all, it was menacing, not to mention that the enemy was several times with him, when Ji Xingwen was about to ask for reinforcements from above, the puppet army actually gave up the attack and began to transfer.

Ji Xingwen suspected fraud and did not dare to relax, but after reconnaissance from various sides, it was confirmed that Wang Maocai's troops had indeed withdrawn, and they did not retreat to Shanghai, but bypassed Kunshan and began to go to the Soviet-central region along the line occupied by the Japanese army.

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Liao Xiangdong, the commander of the Airborne Forces in Suzhou, also got the news, and at first he was also puzzled by Wang Maocai's actions.

Within a few weeks, his thoughts proved to be completely overwhelmed. Because Wang Maocai did not plan to attack Suzhou at all, let alone Nanjing, what he wanted was just to take advantage of the Soviet Union and Central China occupied by the Japanese army to make a symbolic action.

Wang Maocai knew that the troops in his hands weighed a few pounds and taels, don't look at the tens of thousands of them, in fact, the combat effectiveness was probably not as good as Ji Xingwen's paratrooper reinforcement regiment. The morale of the soldiers is one aspect, and the most important thing is the composition of the officers of the puppet army.

The officers at the grassroots level are nothing, the most important thing is that the regimental and division-level officers under his command, most of these people come with a chaotic attitude, who will fight with sincerity?

It's not that the soldiers are all soft eggs, but it's just that the soldiers can't work hard. The composition of this root has a lot to do with it.

In the puppet army under Wang Maocai, the source of soldiers is mainly three parts, in addition to the soldiers who surrendered on the battlefield, there are also many soldiers and grassroots officers who are prisoners captured before the war, as well as people who are temporarily forcibly recruited from all over the country.

Needless to say, those captives and surrendered soldiers, they are all in Cao Ying's heart in Han, and those people who were recruited, not to mention their military literacy, most of them are from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, let them fight their own hometowns, can they go to work hard for you?

Wang Maocai had led troops since the Guangzhou Revolution, so he naturally knew these truths, and since he couldn't fight them, he might as well not fight them.

Wang Maocai's negative attitude aroused the dissatisfaction of fellow Japanese officer Shuzo Minamino. Nanye was the captain of the 13th Brigade of the Japanese Army, and his fully formed brigade was to act with Wang Maocai's troops, and theoretically he and Wang Maocai were not subordinate to each other, but before leaving, his co-captain also told him that his task was to cooperate with Wang Maocai's attack, so in fact, his troops lost the right to take the initiative to attack.

The Japanese did not do this because they looked up to the Chinese a few times, but because of the current shortage of troops, coupled with the promotion of the strategic policy of "governing China with China" put forward by Okamura Ninji in North China, the Japanese army used the puppet army as the main force in this military operation.

Although Minamino Shuzo understands this policy from the top, he thinks that Wang Maocai's deliberate slow action is wrong.

The eyes of this standard Imperial soldier were full of pride, and after the troops moved to the Soviet-Central region, his troops had to change with them.

I thought that Wang Maocai was going to have some big plan, but I didn't expect Wang Maocai to lead the army to camp along the Yangtze River near the north of Suzhou, and he took the guard troops to the nearest county seat, Changshui.

Changshui is a medium-sized county town in the central Soviet Union, because it is adjacent to the Yangtze River and has developed commerce, a wing of Japanese troops was originally stationed here, but with the expansion of the frontline war, after the strength was tight, only a small part of the Japanese military police was symbolically stationed here, and most of the troops had to rely on the puppet army and the local government to maintain.

After Wang Maocai greeted the Japanese high-level officials, he entered the city with his own guard troops on the pretext of being stationed here. During this period of Changshui, he recuperated well, soaked in the kiln all day long, and the troops died down, but he was under artillery fire all day long, and such a "fierce artillery fire" lasted for more than ten days in a row.

Nanye's time could not afford such a waste, he knew the current situation on the front, if this continued consumption, then let the Chinese army of the Nanjing counteroffensive break through the Japanese defense line and form a convergence with the Chinese army in Suzhou, then the rich land that had been exchanged for the lives of more than 100,000 imperial soldiers in previous years would be taken away by the Chinese again.

How terrible such consequences would be for them, I am afraid that even the horsemen in the Japanese army could imagine.

This Wang Maocai is really hateful.

Annoyed, Minamino Shuzo prepared to find Wang Maocai in person and asked him to send troops to attack Suzhou.

But he didn't know that Wang Maocai had run away to Changshui City and was at ease, he used the radio station with the army to get in touch with the puppet army, and the puppet army military department said that Wang Maocai was no longer there. After repeated questioning, they said that Wang Maocai was in Changshui City.

Lao Tzu was blown by the wind and rain outside, so you might as well run to Changshui City and be at ease. Annoyed and angry, Nanye took his group of guards and went straight to Changshui.

When Nanye came, Wang Maocai was burning charcoal in his so-called temporary headquarters that day, and he was playing mahjong with a few people. Ah Xing was wearing a military uniform, wearing a tweed coat and standing outside with a few soldiers, a cold wind blew, and several people were shivering from the cold.

The people who played mahjong with Wang Maocai were all local squires and businessmen, most of them held some positions in the puppet government, and they all had a lot of savings, and they would be sorry for such fat sheep if they didn't slaughter them.

A few squires are also more sensible, and playing cards with Wang Maocai must be to give money, and the money they brought is almost consumed after a few laps, and Wang Maocai has piled up a lot of silver dollar bills in front of him.

"Commander Wang is in good spirits, and this battle will definitely be able to defeat the enemy. Today I am willing to bow down, and there are still some things today, if I have time to ask for advice another day. "A squire surnamed Huang who is sitting at the bottom of Wang Maocai is now serving as the president of the Chamber of Commerce in Changshui. After Wang Maocai came, Changshui's puppet government organized a welcome party for Wang Maocai, and he also came.

At the welcome banquet, Wang Maocai told them to ask them to play mahjong together another day, I thought he was a rhetoric, but I didn't expect that Wang Maocai's soldiers drove with guns to invite them the next day.

This president Huang naturally understood the meaning, so when he came, he brought a few "big yellow croaker" and a number of silver dollars.

I thought that I would accompany Wang Mao to play cards and send some out, but I didn't expect Wang Mao to be a bottomless pit, and the money won endlessly. Doubling in circles, not paying attention to the rules at all, and now seeing that the ones he brought have bottomed out, he can't help but feel a little anxious.

"What President Huang said is that there are still some things to do in our meeting." A tall and thin squire surnamed Zhang next to him also followed Ying Hedao.

Seeing that President Huang was forced to calm down on the surface, Wang Maocai said with a smile while rubbing mahjong: "Does President Huang miss his wife at home?" I heard that you bought a lot of yellow flower girls a few days ago, don't worry, don't worry, isn't it night? Ha ha. ”

"That, Commander Wang, I'm really sorry. I'm going to go to the gendarmerie headquarters in a moment, do you think we're going to break up here? Another official of Changshui City, who was wearing glasses, also said with some embarrassment.

"Don't worry, it's still early, I'll do it later, call Captain Miki of the gendarmerie, let's go to Fengmanlou for a few drinks." If a few people don't have the capital, let the people go back and get some at noon. Out of the way, out of the way. Wang Maocai still said with a smile, when he said this, several other people looked embarrassed, and they couldn't say it because they were bitter in their hearts.

It was at this time that Minamino came here with people. Ah Xing saw Nanye coming towards this side with a team of menacing Japanese soldiers, and he didn't know what was going on, so he hurriedly ran to the house to report to Wang Maocai.

After hearing this, Wang Maocai pushed his hands and said, "What are Nanye doing here?" ”

As he was talking, Minamino had already arrived at the door. Wang Maocai's guards didn't dare to stop the Japanese, not to mention that there were dozens of people brought by Nanye, so they had to let them go.

Nanye pushed the door in with a sword, and when he saw Wang Maocai playing mahjong, he was angry, and walked over quickly and said loudly: "Commander Wang, what are you doing here?" ”

Wang Mao is the one who has seen such high-ranking generals as Matsui Shigen and Kenji Dohihara, and naturally he will not take Nanye, an adjutant officer, in his eyes, he pushed mahjong with both hands, leaned back and said, "Is it Nanno Nakasa?" Why, do you have time to get here? ”

As he spoke, Wang Maocai waved at President Huang and the others again, signaling them to go out. President Huang and the three of them quickly ran out of the house as if they had been pardoned.

After everyone left, Wang Mao lit a cigarette and said, "Is there anything wrong with Nanno Nakasa?" Ah Xing, go and move a chair for the chief. ”

Although Nanye was angry, he also knew that it was not good to fall out with Wang Maocai, so he said angrily: "Commander Wang, when will you launch an attack on Suzhou?" ”

"That's the question." Wang Maocai stood up and walked to Nanye's side and said, "The time is not yet ripe, and when the time comes, I will naturally attack." ”

"When is the time coming?" Minamino stood up and scolded angrily.

Wang Maocai didn't answer him, he walked to his chair and sat down, leaned back and said: "The time is not ripe, and there are still some equipment that is not complete, at this time, the attack on the enemy is strong and strong, we are not well prepared, and the attack will not only be ineffective, but will also damage us." Wait. ”

"Yaga!" The rude Nan Ye scolded angrily. He didn't know that this curse would bring him life worries, and Wang Maocai's fate would also change because of this.